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Only Our Effort: villanelle
I don’t believe that gods watch us at all, or bother with our lives in any way; only our effort makes or breaks our fall. Perhaps it gives us hope, such folderol, or cheats fear-mongers of their gruesome play. I … Continue reading
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Tagged #BookofForms, atheism, belief, divinity, effort, faith, French verse forms, humanism, poetic forms, realism, villanelle
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These Three Things: triad
On these three things the world depends: life purpose, effort and one’s friends. The first provides velocity: forward motion, destiny. The second supplements one’s sails when wind and tide desist or fail. The third reminds us to respect those in … Continue reading
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Tagged #BookofForms, effort, friendship, Irish verse forms, life, poetic forms, purpose, triad
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The Use of Dreams: rondine
What is the use of dreams devoid of action, that linger on as hopes before they die; and while they last, convince us if we try that in the end we will find satisfaction. Such wistful shadows taunt us to … Continue reading
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Tagged #BookofForms, action, dreams, effort, French verse forms, illusion, poetic forms, rondine, substance, success
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A Screen Door of Perception: a cywydd llosgyrnog
Perspective can be a strange thing. Much like a worm on a string or wind that sings through the trees, it twists and turns this way and that and doesn’t settle or grow fat, standing pat or as you please. … Continue reading
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Tagged cywydd llosgyrnog, daily poems, effort, illusion, perception, poetic forms, Welsh verse forms
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On Having an Affect
Sometimes, I wish it took only these words; like a simple spell cast out in the sky that turned hard, jagged rocks to gentle birds, gave the stubborn wingless the will to fly. But “fish gotta swim, and birds gotta … Continue reading
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Tagged achievement, daily poems, effort, sonnet, success, words, writing
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Repetition
How many times do I need to reach out, without reaching, into the universe that waits, patiently, through my doubt and some overwhelming sense, a perverse need to communicate? In my weak hands no infinite secrets are ever revealed, and … Continue reading